Hanger



S. GOLDSTEEN HANGER Filed NOV. 23, 1952 Patented .lilly y4, 1933 Unire STATES PATE NT; vorricl.:

f HANGER Application tiledl November 23, 1932.

The present invention relates to hangers, and more particularly to hangers for supporting curtain and drapery rods.

Heretofore numerous devices have been provided for supporting curtain and drapery rods, but a number rof disadvantages have been experienced in their use. Most hanging devices are secured to window frames by means of nails or screws which form holes in the woodwork. The presence of these holes is especially displeasing in the case of apartment houses because the holes detract from the appearance of a room lto belet, and be cause each new tenant, in putting up his own fixtures, Amakes new holes.4 Nailed lixtures present a further disadvantage in any kind of dwelling because expert carpenters seldom apply the fixtures, and amateurs not infrequently miss the nails when hammering, thereby denting the woodwork.

Accordingly, it is the principal object of the present invention to provide a fasteningless hanger for supporting drapery and curtain rods without in any way marring or defacing the exposed faces of window frames. To thel accomplishment of this object, and auch others as hereinafter appear, the features of the present invention consist in certain devices, combinations, and arrangements of parts, fully set forthA hereinafter and then pointed out broadly Aand in detail in the appended claims, which possess advantages readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

The various features of the present invention will be readily understood from an iny spection of the accompanying drawing illustrating the best form of the invention at present knownv to the inventor, in which,

Y Figure 1 is a detail view inl perspective showing the'hanger 'in use upon a windowframe; i, f

Fig. 2 is a detail view in front' elevation, a curtain rod and a curtain being indicated by 'construction lines, and

Fig. 8 is a detail view in left side elevation, the window-frame'being shown partially in section.

The illustrated embodiment of the present i invention is provided with a. member 4 which,` is substantially parallel with the frontface of a window-frame lintel 5. At its upper end the member 4 is bent rearwardly to form a fiat portion (i which rests upon the top Y of the lintel 5 adjacent one end face thereof, as shown in Fig. 1. The member 4 may be provided, if desired, with a depending point A8 Fig. 3) which bites slightly into the top of the lintel 5. At its lower end the member 4 is Serial No. 644,036. o

bent forwardly at right angles to the frame to N s form a. short portion 9 and depending U- shaped folds 10 and 11, spaced apart by a portion 12 as shown in Fig. 1. rlhe folds 10 and 11 support drapery rods 13 one of which is shown in Fig. 2. space a curtain 14 from the windoweframe, and the portion 12 serves to space the curtain from an over-drapery (not shown). None of the elements named is nailed or screwed to the lintel in any way. The structure merely. depends from the top of the lintel.

vThe structure so far described might be used for supporting any object the weight of which is directed wholly downward, but difti- The portion 9 serves to culty arises in using such a structure whenNV the weight, in addition to being directed downward, also exerts a lateral pull upon the supporting means. This lateral pull is relatively strong in the case of hanging draperies, since the supporting means is pulled in-y wardly both by the weight of the'draperies, especially when being drawn together, and by the weight of the rod or rods. Since the member 4 and its bent portions are not nailed or otherwise fastened to the window-frame, it` is desirable to providegmeans whereby this lateral pull is offset. To this end an arm 15 is pivoted to the member 4 by means of a pin 16, and the arm 15 is provided at its lower free end with a rearwardly bent portion 17,, which engages the bottom of the lintel 5 in the corner formed by the lintel and the inside edge of the side frame. Both the member 4 andthe arm 15 are provided with small holes 18 and 19, respectively, by means of which a coil spring 2O is hooked to the member 4 and the arm 15 to connect them. Preferably, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the hole 18 is placed adjacent the upper end of the member 4 and the hole 19 is placed well along the pivoted arm 15 to give the spring a maximum pulling power.

The hanger illustrated in the drawing is adapted to be placed at the upper right hand 4corner of a window-frame. A hanger idenyof the frame, the folds in the manner 4 0f each hanger serving to support drapery rod4^ ends. The left hand hanger is made in the zaV same manner as the right hand hanger is made, the arm 15'being placed to the yright of the member 4 instead of to the left when the spring 20 is attached. In fact each hanger is itself reversible, since the arm 15 may be swung to either side ofthe member 4 after the spring is attached.

In using the present invention the bent portion 17 of the arm 15 is placed inabutment with the bottom of the lintel 5 as shown v 'in Figs. land 2. The flat portion 6 is then placed .in engagement with the top ofthe lintel 5 so thatthe member 4 and the folded portions 1() ,and 11 hang vertically. The

4portion 6 -may be then pressed down to cause the point S to biteslightly into the topl 7 of the lintel. Vith thev hangers in position draperies may be hung by placingft-he ends of the drapery rods 13 in the folds 10 and 11. The `bentportion 17 of the arm 15 von each hangeris caused to hug the corner hereinbefore referred to by means of the spring 20, andv eachy structure is held rigid.

It will be seen that the present invention provides a simple device comprising but four pieces' by which draperies may be hung without the use of a single nailor screw to mar the exposed surfaces of the woodwork, and without the bother and diiiiculty always encountered in securing'iixtures towindow-` framespreparator7 to hanging draperies.

The present invention has been described as being used to hang window draperies. It lwill ybe clear that the present invention works equally well for hanging draperies for the frames of openings between rooms or for any frames presenting corners upon which vthe present invention may be used. Moreover,

the -pivoted arm 15 insures that the presentinvention Ymay .be used regardless of the 'width ofthe lintel, since by swinging the arm 15 downwardly (Fig. 1) and moving the fiat portion 6 along the ytop of the lintelythe present invention may be used on lintels having varying widths. The present invention need not be applied as illustrated, but may be used equally well if the right hand and left hand hangers be interchanged and the bent portion 17 of the arm 15 of each hanger be placed in engagement with the corner formed by the bottom of the lintel andthe outer edge ofthe side frame.

It will be clear to those skilled inv this class of devices and with the generall objects of the presentinvention in view, that changes may be made in the details of structure, the described andillustrated embodiment thereof being intended as an exploitation of its underlying essentials, the features whereof are deinitely stated in theirtrue scope in the claims herewith.

pivoted together and provided with offset ends, adapted to embrace a lintel yieldingly.

3. In a hanger, the combination with at least two arms pivoted together and adapted to engage the'top and bottom of a lintel, respectively, of resilient means connecting-the arms for allowing them to accommodate themselves yieldingly to lintels varying in width.

4. In a hanger, the combination with arms p ivoted to each other and adapted to engage the. topv and bottom of a lintel, respectively, of a spring connecting the arms.

i 5; In a hanger, the combination with an arm having its lower end bent to form a support and its upper end bent to engage the top of a lintel, and a second arm, pivoted vvto the iirst arm between its bent ends, having its lower end bent to engage the bottom of the lintel, of a spring connecting the arms.

6. In a hanger, the combination with an arm'having its lower end bent to form a support and its upper end bent to engage the top of a lintel,.and a second arm, pivoted 'to `the first arm between its bent ends, having its lower end bent to engage the bottom of a 7 In a hanger, `the combination with an arm adapt-ed to `engage the top of a lintel adjacent one end face'thereof, and a second arm'pivotedto the'rst arm and adapted to engage the bottom of the lintel in the corner formed by the lintel and a side frame, of

resilient means connecting the arms for providing a yielding resistance to a 'relative movement of the arms.

I,8. lIn a hanger, the combination with a member having 'a portion for supporting an article, and an arm pi-voted to the member, of'means secured to the member and to the arm providing a yielding resistance to a swinging of the arm in one direction.

9. In a hanger, 'the combination with a member having a portion for supporting an article, and an arm pivoted to the member, of a coil spring'connecting themember and the arm providing a yielding resistance to a swinging of the arm in one direction.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name toithis specification.

SAMUEL GoLDsTEiN. 

